Juice

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dÍ¡Ê’uːs/
• US IPA: /dÍ¡Ê’us/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Origin

From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs ("broth, soup, sauce"). Displaced native Middle English wos, woos ("juice"), from Old English wōs ("juice").

Noun

1. (uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.Squeeze the orange and some juice will come out.
2. (countable) A beverage made of juice.I’d like two orange juices please.
3. (uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice.
4. (Scotland) A soft drink.
5. (uncountable, slang) Electricity.
6. (uncountable, slang) Liquor.
7. (uncountable, slang) Political power.
8. (uncountable, slang) Petrol; gasoline.
9. (uncountable, slang) The amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
10. (uncountable, slang) Steroids.
11. (uncountable, slang) Semen.
12. (uncountable, slang) The vaginal lubrication that a woman naturally produces when sexually aroused.
13. (uncountable, slang) Musical agreement between instrumentalists.

Synonyms

• (charge by bookmaker) cut, take, vig, vigorish

Derived terms

• elbow juice

Full definition of juice

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove the juice from something.
2. (transitive) To energize or stimulate something.

Derived terms

• dejuice
• juice up
• unjuice